California Assemblymember Richard Gordon expects the Assembly to vote on AB 2351 on Thursday, May 15. This is the bill to re-define “political party”. It moves the vote test (2% for any statewide office, in a midterm year) from the … Continue reading
The Indianapolis Star has this op-ed, advocating that all political parties, not just smaller ones, nominate by convention instead of primary. The op-ed is by Dan Drexler, state chair of the Indiana Libertarian Party. In Indiana, parties that polled 10% … Continue reading
On May 6, Robert Davis, an elected member of the Highland Park, Michigan, School Board, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court. His complaint says that because he is planning to run for re-election in November 2014, and because he … Continue reading
On May 9, independent candidate Brent Roske, running in California’s 33rd U.S. House district, dropped out of the race. He endorsed fellow independent candidate Marianne Williamson, who is running for the same seat. There is no incumbent in the race; … Continue reading
On May 9, an Onondaga County, New York trial court ruled that the petitions to put Congressman Dan Maffei on the Working Families Party primary ballot are valid. The challengers had argued that the signatures were collected by someone who … Continue reading
